The Insiders: An evening of magic and mocking

Whether through sleight of hand or through the slot on the parking meter – you decide – we’ve become quite adept at making coins disappear whenever we go downtown. But tonight you could head that way and find more coins than you came with, as Andrew Pinard returns to Red River Theatres to perform “Discovering Magic,” using items like coins, cards and ropes to mesmerize the audience. The show begins at 8 p.m.

Also tonight, Potted Potter – The Unauthorized Harry Experience, makes an appearance at the Capitol Center for the Arts at 6:30 p.m., condensing all seven Harry Potter books into 70 minutes of parody.